text_original: Except when moved by strong j passion, he was just and clement in his dealings with his enemies. Even his Saxon antagonists bear testi  10 145 146 THE DAWN OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE mony to his bravery and good faith. Though his policy embraced the whole Western Empire, he remained an Austrasian at heart, and retained the language and costume of his native country.
text_transcription: EXCEPT WHEN MOVED BY STRONG PASSION HE WAS JUST AND CLEMENT IN HIS DEALINGS WITH HIS ENEMIES EVEN HIS SAXON ANTAGONISTS BEAR TESTIMONY TO HIS BRAVERY AND GOOD FAITH THOUGH HIS POLICY EMBRACED THE WHOLE WESTERN EMPIRE HE REMAINED AN AUSTRATION AT HEART AND RETAINED THE LANGUAGE AND COSTUME OF HIS NATIVE COUNTRY
phonemes: ɛksˈɛpt wɛn mˈuːvd baɪ stɹˈɔŋ dʒˈeɪ pˈæʃən, hiː wʌz dʒˈʌst ænd klˈɛmənt ɪn hɪz dˈiːlɪŋz wɪð hɪz ˈɛnəmiz. ˈiːvən hɪz sˈæksən æntˈæɡənˌɪsts bˈɛɹ tˈɛsti tˈɛn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi fˈaɪv wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi sˈɪks ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp mˈʌni tə hɪz bɹˈeɪvɚɹi ænd ɡˈʊd fˈeɪθ. ðˌoʊ hɪz pˈɑːlɪsi ɛmbɹˈeɪst ðə hˈoʊl wˈɛstɚn ˈɛmpaɪɚ, hiː ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɐn ɔːstɹˈeɪʒən æt hˈɑːɹt, ænd ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ ænd kˈɔstuːm ʌv hɪz nˈeɪɾɪv kˈʌntɹi.